By 1830, the total number of free blacks had risen to 319,000, with 150,000 living in the North. While most African Americans lived in poverty, some were able to become financially solvent ...

This powerful footage sheds light on the journey of refugees across North Africa, capturing the harsh conditions, determined ...

Islam arrived in North Africa (the Maghreb) just seven years after the death of the Prophet Mohammed in 639. The 4,000 strong Arab invading forces came from Mecca under the leadership of the ...

The rest of the world knows them as the Spanish enclaves of Ceuta and Melilla in North Africa. They are the only piece of European territory on mainland Africa - a political and legal reality that ...